verb

• (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• (intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
• (transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
• (intransitive, figurative) To live.
• (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
• (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
• (transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.
• (transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.
• (transitive) To whisper quietly.
• To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
• (chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture).
• (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
• (intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
• (transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.
• (transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
• (transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).